Our closest worm kin regrow body parts, raising hopes of regeneration in humans

Re:Our closest worm kin regrow body parts, raising hopes of ... by awqrre on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @09:13PM (#13067889)

if you got cancer, just cut that piece off and eat more?

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Re:Our closest worm kin regrow body parts, raising hopes of ... by Ygg2 on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @09:18PM (#13067920)

Yeah, just regrow that brain, liver, thyroid gland.

It could be those genes raise chance of cancer everywhere. Not just limbs.

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Re:Our closest worm kin regrow body parts, raising hopes of ... by flukus on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @09:45PM (#13068038)

Are there animals that regrow their brain after a partial labotomy? In any case, humans can live with large chunk of brain removed, under the right circumstances.

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Re:Our closest worm kin regrow body parts, raising hopes of ... by bradyd on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @09:36AM (#13071034)

The liver can regenerate. As little of 25% of the original liver mass can regenerate back to full size after either surgical removal or chemical injury.[1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_regeneration

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Re:Our closest worm kin regrow body parts, raising hopes of ... by awqrre on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @09:33PM (#13067987)

I'd be willing to activate that feature if I was about to die.

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Re:Our closest worm kin regrow body parts, raising hopes of ... by Ygg2 on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @05:22AM (#13069643)

Idea was not to activate ability. But to be born with it.

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